December 25, 2024
Pope Francis ushers in Holy Year 2025 with appeal for hope and debt relief
Listen to the article Pope Francis ushered the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas with a solemn Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, marking the 12th Christmas of his pontificate. The Mass also marked the start of the Catholic Holy Year 2025, which the Vatican expects will attract some 32 million tourists to Rome. In his homily, the Pope emphasized the virtue of hope, which is also the theme of the Holy Year. He described hope as a call to action, urging people not to remain stagnant in their old habits or laziness. “Hope calls us … to get upset


